“The problem is Silicon Valley, which is an amazing ecosystem, also end...” — Maelle Gavet Quote

“The problem is Silicon Valley, which is an amazing ecosystem, also ends up being an amazing bubble, with white guys talking to white guys about white-guy problems. So it's great, but you kind of miss a lot of things around you.”

“I can tell you that when you're counting every penny, knowing that you are a single bad decision away from bankruptcy, you inevitably lose focus on what really matters for your business.”

“Competition is good because we need to educate customers, and Ozon.ru itself will not be able to do it.”

“People in Hollywood go home to their wives and children who look like they do. If you're in that position, your natural thought pattern is sometimes to think, 'Superman, oh yeah he's white.' You can't get mad at somebody for doing that. It's the world they live in and for some, they only live in that bubble.”

“The IT bubble is the IT bubble, and of course, we became a company that contracted dramatically in 2001 and 2002: we basically came down by 45,000 people - a dramatic ramp-down.”

“Being the youngest, I was a bit of a mama's boy. I was really protected as I grew up, almost like I was in a bubble.”